Mesothelioma mortality in Great Britain from 1968 to 2001

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 79-87

  McElvenny, Damiel M ^a   Darnton, Andrew J ^a   Price, Malcolm J ^a   Hodgson, John T ^a  

^a Epidemiology/Medical Statistics Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; METAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CALCULATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARPENTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 15944415084     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi034     Document Type: Article

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